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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2025-03-04 |
| 21.76 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 inches |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a bit better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), getting a 70.4 score against 69.6. These devices have the same iPadOS 18.x OS (Operating System), so you shouldn't see any differences in that aspect. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) feature really similar processors, both have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a slightly better screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a bigger screen and a bit brighter screen. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera is very similar to Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s camera, both have a F1.8 camera aperture, a 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rate, the same video quality and the same camera sensor size.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has as much storage for applications, games, photos and videos as Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), they have equal internal memory. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has better battery life than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 9705mAh battery size instead of 7606mAh.
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